Mechanical movement and electric-light socket.



T, A. BDTH. MECHANICAL MOVEMENT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT SOCKET.

APPLICATION TILED APRA, 1912.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

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CORE 1%.LTIGN Q15 MECHAI BOTH, a cEtigen 0i 13m: J 'G. Sum resldent 0'1 filialden, if the county of A. u dlesex and State of I cuusefts have 1n- Tififfain new vented meni" 'fric-Llgnt Socksts, ofwhich fie Uowmg 1s iL spemficahon, tailen in Cannonball \Vlil'l the acu-smpanying drawing, which lmms :1 part of the same, this apphcntwn being a [llVlSlOZ Of my copencimg a; phmtlon, Sena} 868,632.

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In the accrmpanying an illustmt E "e enm im and in which the same refer ('0 similar par ts 1 is a i an eivcwic i1 SOC ion 01 with light sml ct 01 the lane 25-12 013 awn; me 1 the :11

hyoken mterme llafie viiment of my inawmg, 3. lath J (invv min the oppased. butwlm an mtcrmediate I an pgnmg 1 e we. swung membar of tm mum the Q11 85 k AV r ipmca ifiermmlimte membmr) therefore a c i to r0 1; "(@011 "the pins or trunnions oi the driven member is forced. by its rcsili-- ency when released from the particularvalley it was in engagement with when it was being compressed.

From mechanism so far described. movement of the driving member 1 to the left of the position shown in Fig, 1, by pressure upon. the member 3 or a pull upon the member 2, will cause the intermediate memher 9 to rock one to the pivoted engagement of this member with thedriving member 1. During a certain portion of the lateral n" '"enient of the driving member 1, the resz ht driven nemher 16 Will compressed and caused to store up energy by the intermediate member 9 causing the free end 17 to approach the other end 18. During this compression of the resilient driven member, the end. 19 is held in the upper valley 20 Fig. 1. The ledge 21. serves to further hold this end from. esoanement. from the valley amber 1 has reached sub until the driver: stantially its maximum movement when the slightest further movement of the driving member 1 Will cause the kicker or accelerator 8. if one he used, to crowd or force the cud 19 of the resilient driven. member over the ledge 21. and out of the valley 20. When these parts. so cooperate the intermediate member 9 is in the opposite rocking position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. ment that the end 19 oi the resilient driven member is Lorced out of the valley, it comes in contact with the inclined surface 23 or hill and iron. "rely moves up this inclined surface 23 to u. other valley 20, Fig. 1, due the elasti it of the driven member, This will ause the entire resilient driven member to move With a quick and positive snap transversely to the direction, of movement of the driving member 1. To. cause the driven member 16 to thou reciprocate back to the position. shown in full lines in Fig". 1. it is merely necessary to move the driving member 1 in the opposite direction by pressure on the member 2 or a pull on the member 53, when the driven member 16 will. be

again comp rcsscdand again released in the same manner previously described. Alternate reciprocation. of the lriving "member 1 cause alternate reciprocation of the resilient driven member which -will move with quick and positive snap. lft is further to be noted the, i eti ct :my mechanical. move nient eon or simply one rcci; roosting; drivii member. a transversely iug res'i lent driven. men diate nlemoer.

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accents This mechanical movement may he used Wherever sucha movement is desirable. For purposes of illustration, I have shown it the switch mechanism in an electric light socket for its simplicity and its few parts particularly adapt it for such use.

My electric light socket may be variously made. Preferably it includes the insulating base 10 formed as previously described of two complementary parts 12 and 13 having meeting surfaces 25, 25 arranged substan tially longitudinally of the socket. Preferably each of the insulating members 12 and 13"is provided. with recesses. By way of example, I have shown the insulating section 12 provided with the recesses 26 and 29, the latter being provided With vertically extending guide grooves 30, to receive and guide the hollow portion-i of the driving member 1 and prevent its rotation. The recess 26- preferably extends at one end 31 to the outer periphery of the insulating section 12. The other insulating section 13 is provided with a groove 27 which has aportion 28 extending substantially at right angles to the meeting. faces 25 of the two complen'cntary sections. it is also provided with guide grooves 32. diate portion 4 of the driving member 2.

The driving member 1, when ;used as shown is a push through push button provided with the two push buttons 2 and E and. extends through the complementary insulating sections 12 and. 13, the push button 2 being received in the recess 29 -While the, push button 3 is received in the recess 28, the intermediate portion a being received in and guided by the recesse. '30 and 32.

The driven resilient member 13 reciprocates, in the device shown by Way of exampie, through the opening 5 in the intermediate portion i of the reciprocating driving member 1, its operation befihg the same as previously described at lengthx My socket is provided with a screw shell to which is connected in any suitable manner an electrical contact 34.. Fig. 3. which extends up into the recess 26. 'Adjaceut to but I mount a ccntact 35, Fig. 8, carried in any suitable manner as for example by the bind ing post 36 on which is mounted the usual binding screw 37. This binding post 36 is secured to theinsulating section 12 and that section to its complementary section 13 by the. iockingscrew 38. I preferably also serves to hold the screw shell 83 to the insulating sections 12 and. 13 by means of cooperating engaging surfaces u Jon theiusulating"sections and the screw s ell the screw shell cooperating: with the dovetail 32 to guide the interxnetoo This locking screw ces 39 on the in ulating sections 12 also prefeniflv iiiolos y shell and cup 1/1- of any efore be apparent from the .ieeor ption or he operimon or iven member 1) will alter- Q ie both a quick main:- end a, quick V eleeiri current. Without arcing, the electrical.

invention in en lmnhmeni (1 new i Let-iers .emiecl claims. gpi-ising a. A "11w; P'TipiOW ting r provided l (date mei'nher oovee or relieve, 21 soon en anti resilient driven to wi lie-"ate with the iuterimroiete iron the K ,mei'nher and inc-hers or ac:-

ven member v i member e aper e and prohuifons 11 i enois, \firiren eonioot member oiher aperture in the insumporr adapted to W ke a quick l e. :ik of 5.1 3 eurreni. irECQ-Cl conliziere. and means to from driving reei oroeab the d l member. switch apparatus 11 of 1m ing'uhii-ir the eomimport provided o each other, member proends, drivm contact rlvure i i intermetlime member and.

eating member 1) ovidecl with eons 1 the :eeip c1.

to transmit newer fron'i he driving reciprot er to the IQSliiQhtclrlveu mem 5. In electric switch app: ruins the com hiuation of an insulating support provided.

the other aperture in the insulating support and nolaplierl (o make a quick make and a QUICK hreali oi the current through the spaced contacts, and pivoted means totransmii power from the driving reciprocatmg member to the driven member.

6. in electric iight sockets, the combination of an insulating base formed of a plurality e-ii parts provided with grooves to form :1 pivoted hearing'for an intermediate member and with two apertures substantially all ight angles to each other, a slicii'ug reciprocating driving member mountedin one of the apertures and provided with push buttons at each of its encls, an independent sliding resilient driven member mounted. in iihe other aperture, a movable intermediate i'nemher having means to C operate WiiEil the grooves in the insulating member nurl transmitting power from the dri ing to rhe resiiieut driven member and speeeri contacts cooperating with the infiepemleiit rem Milli sliding driven member.

'1'. In eleetrie light sockets, the eomhium tion of a so 7 member extenuiug i'hrough the soc-zet and provided \viih push buttons at hoth ends, a resilient 'ven contact .mei'uher mounted independently of ihe driving member and. adapted to have :1. relative movement with relation to ii spaced! eoni'eelie, and means to transmit power from the reciprocating driv- :emhor to the resilient driven member. 8. in an eleeirie light push-through hui' ion socket. the combination of :1 reciproopposed push and mm an intermediate hollow portion, a. movable iniermecliute Inei'nher, a resilient reciprocating(lriven memheradapted to cooperate with the iuiermecliate memher and to reciprocate through the reciprocating (ifiiiilf' member, and electrical conbutions I mots adapted. to cooperate with the resilient (iriven member.

In fiiQCilllC iight sockets, ihe combination of a socket. a reciprocating driving member exienrhug thro' 'h the socket and.

L provicleci wiih push buttoiiset oofih ends, 9. resilie-nt driven eoninet member, spaced eon facts. and a pivoted memhe' proviclecl with valleys lfitl l '0 eoiperuie with the resilient driven member and a eoniiee'tion between the driving member and the pivo i member per to he ope fife-i by 1 i21 memoei.

a reciprocating" driving the combine- In electric light sockets,

driving tionof a socket, a reciprocating member extending through provided with push. buttons at both ends, a resilient driven-contact member, spaced contacts, and n pivoted member provided with valleys and with kickers or accelerators adapted to coiiperate with the resilient driven member and a connection between the driving member and the pivoted member permitting the letter to be operated by the reciprocating driving inemher.

11. In electrio light sdclzets the combination in a socket of an insulating buse formed of a plurality of parts provided with means to form a pivoted hearing for an intermediate member and a sliding bearing for the the socket and eeann driving and driven members, a, sliding reeiprocating driving member provided with push buttons at each of its ends and with an opening between the push buttons, an independent sliding resilient driven nieinher adapted to slide through the opening in driving member, an intermediate pivoted member pivoted in the insulating base and. provided with means toeoiiperate with the driving and driven members and spaced contacts cooperating with the independent resilient sliding driven member.

TONJES AUGUST CARL BOTH.

-Witnesses J. H. PARKER,

RALPH 'A. SCI-IOENBERG.

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